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New Book Out Now – Understanding Loft Conversions!

We are very excited to announce our new book, Understanding Loft Conversions is out today!! The book is the latest in the Understanding Architectural Details Series and focuses on many different types of loft conversion details. You can read more about the book by...

Detail Library – New Details for September

New Details This month we have added a selection of external details to the library. The details consist of wall to roof junctions, showing hidden and recessed gutter solutions to external claddings such as standing seam zinc, timber cladding and clay tiles. They...

Detail Post: Brick Bonds and Patterns

Detail Post: Brick Bonds and Patterns Brick is one of the most common materials used in architecture. It’s inexpensive, durable and versatile. The brick detail can be an important feature to pay attention to when designing a building, due to the wide range of styles...

Setting Up an Architecture Practice – Getting Started

Setting Up an Architecture Practice - Getting Started You have carried out your feasibility study and decided to jump in. You are starting your own practice. But where do you actually start? In this part of our Setting Up Practice series we will look at some of the...

Free Tree CAD Blocks 12

Here is another set of free tree CAD Blocks. I hope you find them useful. Please feel free to download them and add them to your personal library - use them as you wish, no strings attached. This set of cad blocks includes a selection of tree cad blocks in elevation....

Setting Up An Architecture Practice – Feasibility

Setting up an architecture practice is a daunting task for most architects. The first step to setting up your own studio is carrying out a feasibility study, much like we do in architecture every day. A feasibility study will allow us to consider many aspects of...

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